--- title: Bears Mascot Wins Internet as Bears Lose to Eagles description: The Bears mascot has the absolute perfect reaction to losing to the Eagles in Sunday night's wild card game and internet is smitten. canonical: https://time.com/5495598/bears-mascot/ author: Ashley Hoffman article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2019-01-07T14:16:35.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:56:44.584Z og:title: Mascot Has Absolute Perfect Reaction to Loss in Wild Game og:description: He is the real MVP og:url: https://time.com/5495598/bears-mascot/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0c7abf27ddad46fe/698942cd86f68ec0596eb1ae/bearsmascoteagles.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 5184 og:image:height: 2916 og:image:alt: Green Bay Packers v Chicago Bears og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Mascot Has Absolute Perfect Reaction to Loss in Wild Game twitter:description: He is the real MVP twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0c7abf27ddad46fe/698942cd86f68ec0596eb1ae/bearsmascoteagles.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # The Bears Mascot Had the Perfect Reaction to Losing to the Eagles On a Missed Field Goal > Sponsored content. 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(Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images) Staley Da Bear mascot sits in the endzone during the game between the Chicago Bears and the Green Bay Packers at Soldier Field on September 13, 2015 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images) Jonathan Daniel—Getty Images by [Ashley Hoffman](https://time.com/author/ashley-hoffman/) ## Ashley Hoffman Jan 7, 2019 2:16 PM UTC The [mascot](http://time.com/5483963/gritty-best-moments-2018/) of the losing team is not usually known to be the center of attention at the end of a game. But during the [wild card matchup](http://time.com/5483364/top-sports-moments-2018/) against the Philadelphia Eagles at Soldier Field on Sunday night, online spectators couldn’t help but note the Chicago Bears mascot’s dramatic reaction to a dramatic loss. He just fell in defeat, ever so slowly, and he did so with the utmost gravitas. His soul was crushed, and the internet was smitten. The Eagles ultimately triumphed 16-15 by shutting down the Bears at the last possible moment thanks to a missed [field goal](http://time.com/5484693/breakdown-trump-silicon-valley/). Cody Parkey’s 43-yard field goal attempt hit the uprights, smacked into the crossbar, and fell back into the field of play in the final seconds, clinching the win for the Eagles. It was bad news for the Bears and exciting news for fans of the 2018 Super Bowl champions, and the Bears mascot reacted accordingly. In a different sport entirely, Philadelphia’s own Gritty, the hockey mascot for the Philadelphia Flyers, has a large internet fan base. But on Sunday night, the internet was in love with a new guy, Staley Da Bear. Of all the Bears and eagles highlights, all agreed that his strong reaction on the field was something of a masterpiece and people have plenty to say about it. > [](https://twitter.com/kopperhead67/status/1082079344632057857) The Eagles will advance to play the top-seeded New Orleans Saints in Sunday’s divisional round, but not before the internet recovers from some considerable internet breakage at the hands of the Bears mascot. His antics are not [entirely new](https://ftw.usatoday.com/2017/11/chicago-bears-mascot-staley-connor-barth-field-goal-miss-video-reaction-lions-nfl), but they were appreciated. > [](https://twitter.com/WesMitchellGC/status/1082079681795510272) > [](https://twitter.com/Dav%5FTidyNFL/status/1082078465531301888) > [](https://twitter.com/Murraypalooza/status/1082077297690128384) Here is the mascot acing the best Bears reaction to loss to Eagles. 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